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GLENDALE, Ariz. — For the first six years of his major-league career, new White Sox pitcher David Robertson grew accustomed to two ways of life. 1. Pitching under "the microscope" of New York media and fans. 2. Pitching under the tutelage of one of the greatest closers in the game. Then, over the course of about a year, Robertson first replaced his mentor, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, and then left New York for his Second City. If change can result in stress, this must have been one of the most pressure-packed years in his 29-year-old life, right? "I don't feel any added pressure," Robertson said in a casual manner that befits a pitcher now...

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — For the first six years of his major-league career, new White Sox pitcher David Robertson grew accustomed to two ways of life.
1. Pitching under "the microscope" of New York media and fans.
2. Pitching under the tutelage of...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Micah Johnson took up hot yoga in the offseason to help with his flexibility as he comes back from a hamstring strain that cut his 2014 season short.
The White Sox second-base prospect had to leave midway through his first class because...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Geovany Soto liked the idea of returning to Chicago, and he liked even more the idea of joining a White Sox team he thinks is headed in the right direction.
Soto, the 2008 National League Rookie of the Year with the Cubs, jumped at a...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Right-hander Jeff Samardzija saw his first game action in a White Sox uniform Tuesday during the club’s intrasquad game at Camelback Ranch, and his new teammates made him work right away.
Micah Johnson singled and Emilio Bonifacio...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jeff Samardzija tried to take a few moments to soak in his first official practice in a White Sox uniform Friday at Camelback Ranch, but the right-hander slipped into business mode fairly quickly.
"Ultimately you get on the...

Whether the Cubs or White Sox won the offseason is really a determination that should be made as their moves play out on the field, but there's little doubt the teams at least won the attention of the baseball world.
The clubs posted identical 73-89...

The "juicer" label is probably never going to completely disappear, but new White Sox outfielder Melky Cabrera has a chance to rewrite the narrative of his career.
Cabrera won't be the first former suspended PED user to wear a Sox uniform —...

Jon Lester will turn 36 before the final year of a six-year contract that several suitors reportedly are offering.
At that same age, Barry Zito is temporarily finished after failing to fulfill a lucrative seven-year contract in 2013. And at 34, CC...

SAN DIEGO -- The Chicago White Sox claimed catcher Rob Brantly off waivers from the Miami Marlins on Monday, the opening day of the winter meetings.
The move gave the Sox five catchers on their 40-man roster. Sox general manager Rick Hahn said he...

Add and subtract.
That's how the Cubs and White Sox, respectively, could improve when they accelerate talks with agents and officials from other teams starting Monday at baseball's general managers' meetings in Phoenix.
Although GM Jed Hoyer has...

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and shortstop Alexei Ramirez are among the current players slated to attend SoxFest 2015 at the Hilton Chicago Jan. 23-25.
The Sox released an initial list of eight players who are expected to attend the annual fan...

The Tribune's White Sox reporter answers your questions.
Should the bullpen be (the White Sox’s) primary focus in the offseason? -- @jhoman29
I think pitching overall should be the primary focus in the offseason, with the White Sox in need of bullpen...

Here's what some former and current teammates have to say about White Sox captain Paul Konerko as his career winds down.
Jose Abreu, 2014: "Paul is incredible. I look up to him. I admire him for everything he has done. … I am very lucky and...

The summary
The White Sox had players shuttling in and out of their clubhouse in preparation for Sunday's series finale against the Tigers yet managed to emerge with a 6-2 victory and a series split. Jose Quintana earned the win, and Rick Porcello took...